Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap bu-rut — A gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youthful male

ผู้นี้

phu ni — This person; referring to someone nearby

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something

พร

phon — A blessing or boon granted to someone

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

แบบ

baep — Style, type, or pattern of something

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special; extraordinary; out of the ordinary

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter

หัวใจ

hua jai — Heart; the center of emotions and feelings

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being; a person of the human race

อาจ

at — May; might; expressing possibility or chance

ปรารถนา

prat-tha-na — To desire or wish for something earnestly

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker in Thai

มาก

mak — Much; many; a large amount or degree

ที่สุด

thi-sut — The most; superlative marker; to the utmost degree

ได้แก่

dai kae — Namely; that is; used to introduce examples

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sap som-bat — Wealth; possessions; material riches and property

อัน

an — A classifier; one; a thing or item

โอ่อ่า

o-a — Grand; magnificent; impressively luxurious

วงศ์ตระกูล

wong tra-kun — Family lineage; clan; ancestral family background

สูงส่ง

sung song — Lofty; noble; of high social or moral standing

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix; action; process of doing something

อุปถัมภ์

up-pa-tham — To patronize; support; sponsor someone or something

กว้างขวาง

kwang khwang — Extensive; wide-ranging; having broad connections

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

แม้จะ

mae ja — Even though; although; conceding a condition

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is or are

ล่อใจ

lo jai — To tempt; to entice; to lure one's interest

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

เหล่านี้

lao ni — These; referring to a group of things nearby

ขอให้

kho hai — Please let; I wish that; expressing a polite request

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used informally

เตือน

tuean — To warn; to remind; to caution someone

ผู้เป็น

phu pen — Who is; one who is; referring to a person's role

ญาติ

yat — Relative; kin; a family member or relation

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ท่าน

than — You; a respectful second or third person pronoun

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizing personal action

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; up to a point or place

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; state or condition

ชั่วร้าย

chua rai — Evil; wicked; morally bad or malicious

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ประสบ

pra-sop — To encounter; to experience; to meet with something

หาก

hak — If; in case; introducing a conditional clause

รีบด่วน

rip duan — To hurry urgently; to act with great haste

ตกลง

tok long — To agree; to accept; to come to an agreement

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

ข้อเสนอ

kho sa-noe — Proposal; offer; a suggestion put forward formally

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing a reported speech clause

ย่อม

yom — Would naturally; tends to; expressing expected tendency

โน้มเอียง

nom iang — To incline toward; to lean; to be disposed to

ที่จะ

thi ja — That will; in order to; indicating intention or purpose

ฉวย

chuai — To snatch; to seize quickly; to grab an opportunity

โอกาส

o-kat — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment or occasion

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately; at once; without any delay

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal female address)

ความคิด

khwam-khit — Thought; idea; an opinion or mental concept

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions and statements

บ้าง

bang — Some; any; a little; used for vague quantity

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used at end of yes/no questions

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate things

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; asking about a person's identity

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this moment; at the present time

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle linking clauses

เผย

phoei — To reveal; to disclose; to make something known

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

แรงจูงใจ

raeng-jung-jai — Motivation; incentive; a driving force behind action

ดังนี้

dang ni — As follows; like this; introducing a listed explanation

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

เหตุ

het — Reason; cause; the basis for an event or action

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ได้ว่า

dai wa — Can say that; able to conclude that something is

ป้า

pa — Aunt; an older woman; respectful term for elders

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

มิได้

mi dai — Did not; have not; formal negative past marker

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe something visually

แต่งงาน

taeng-ngan — To marry; to get married; entering into matrimony

ครั้งนี้

khrang ni — This time; on this occasion; referring to now

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; gaze; the look or glance of eyes

เป็นมิตร

pen mit — Friendly; amicable; having a warm positive attitude

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

นั่นแหละ

nan-lae — That's exactly it; precisely; emphasizing that point

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a person of the male gender

ผู้นั้น

phu nan — That person; referring to someone previously mentioned

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; a male parent

คิดว่า

khit wa — To think that; to believe or suppose something

ทำให้

tham hai — To make; to cause; to bring about a result

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat jai — To be surprised; to be astonished by something unexpected

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

ตระกูล

tra-kun — Family; clan; a lineage or ancestral family line

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

สามารถ

sa-mat — Can; to be able to do something; capable of

เลือก

lueak — To choose; to select; to pick from options

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or indefinite references

วง

wong — Circle; group; a band or social circle

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; a person's or thing's name

หักล้าง

hak-lang — To refute; to disprove; to counter an argument effectively

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of people referred to

เล่า

lao — Particle seeking confirmation; to narrate or tell

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb particle

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; type; like; in the way of

ประสิทธิภาพ

pra-sit-thi-phap — Efficiency; effectiveness; productive performance quality

ยิ่งกว่า

ying kwa — More than; even greater than; surpassing a comparison

นี้

ni — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

ผู้ซึ่ง

phu sueng — Who; the one who; a relative pronoun for persons

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never; indicating something has not occurred

ผู้หญิง

phu-ying — Woman; female person; a girl or lady

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizing negation or extent

นอกจาก

nok-jak — Except; besides; other than; excluding something

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of; so that

หา

ha — To find; to look for; to seek something out

ข้อบกพร่อง

kho-bok-prong — Flaw; defect; a shortcoming or imperfection in something

สักครั้ง

sak khrang — Just once; even one time; at least one occasion

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; existence; the experience of being alive

นี่

ni — Here; this (emphatic); used to draw attention nearby

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal pronoun for objects or animals

ช่าง

chang — How; what a; exclamation emphasizing a quality

น่าอัศจรรย์

na-at-sa-jan — Wonderful; amazing; worthy of wonder and admiration

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely; used to emphasize truth

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try; to make an effort; to attempt something

ร่วม

ruam — Together; jointly; to participate or share with others

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun; enjoyable; having a good time

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ล้อเลียน

lo-lian — To mock; to ridicule; to imitate in a teasing way

บิดา

bi-da — Father; a formal or literary word for one's father

บีบ

bip — To squeeze; to press; to force or compress something

รอยยิ้ม

roi-yim — Smile; a visible expression of happiness on face

ฝืนใจ

fuen jai — Against one's will; to force oneself reluctantly

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out; to emerge; moving outward toward speaker

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; indicating a small extent

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; a classifier for occurrences or events

ครั้งใด

khrang dai — Whenever; any time; on whichever occasion

ไหวพริบ

wai-phrit — Wit; quick intelligence; sharpness of mind and humor

ถูกใช้

thuk chai — To be used; to be employed or put into use

ทิศทาง

thit-thang — Direction; course; the way something is heading

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a result or situation

น้อย

noi — Little; few; a small amount or number

เช่นนี้

chen ni — Like this; in this manner; of this kind

ไม่

mai — No; not; the primary negation word in Thai

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

โอ้

o — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or strong emotion

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative response

โปรด

prot — Please; to be pleased; a polite request word

อ่าน

an — To read; to look at and comprehend written text

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; further; to proceed onward from here

เถิด

thoet — Please do; go ahead; a softening imperative particle